Thursday is seriously Sarah?

Well, Well, Well. Three holes in the ground.


|politics|

Obama Will Make Debate A Townhall If McCain Doesn't Show (huffingtonpost.com)

McCain's debate ploy--A move so unserious, contemptible and cynical that it's hard to imagine how they even thought of it (guardian.co.uk)

This is why McCain canceled the debates. Watch Sarah Palin on CBS tonight. Utter disaster. (americablog.com)

Couric Calls Out Palin Who Can't Offer of a Single Example Of McCain Attempting to Reform Wall Street (cbsnews.com)

Palin, the Muse of the Coming Police State (huffingtonpost.com)

If McCain doesn't vote for the Bush admin's $700 billion economic bailout, the plan won't pass (blogs.abcnews.com)

Congresswoman Maxine Waters: "It is an ominous coincidence that the price tag of the war in Iraq is nearly the same as the $700 billion price tag of the bailout..." (afterdowningstreet.org)

The time has come for a final report on the 43rd president of the US -- the man who set out to reinforce unbridled American power has weakened it in all three essential dimensions (guardian.co.uk)

A Frightened President Tries to Scare American Public on Bailout (alternet.org)

Pictures: Lego Block Prison Cells Readied In Utah -- Debate rages over blocks that can be snapped together to build prisons anywhere, at any time (infowars.net)

The anatomy of a smear campaign (boston.com)

Massachusetts proposal to decriminalize marijuana, stirs debate (boston.com)


|world news|

Thousands of people have been fleeing renewed fighting between African Union peacekeepers and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu. (news.bbc.co.uk)

Russia to loan Chavez $US 1 billion to buy arms (russiatoday.com)

After a 28-yr binge of drunken optimism and blind nationalism Americans are waking up with a painful hangover, facing a grim “morning in America”... (consortiumnews.com)

Germany: "US will lose its superpower status in the world financial system" (americablog.com)

|economics|

Economist: Fed Acted Like a Liquidity Drug Dealer (cnbc.com)

How Relevant: "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." - Alexis de Tocqueville (quotedb.com)

US govt. on the unprecedented $700bn bailout: "It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really large number." (forbes.com)

10 Ways to Bail Out Wall Street (and Main Street) Without Soaking Taxpayers in Debt (alternet.org)

Last year 7 firms in Wall street got $33.2 billion bonus. 4 of them are out of business. (washingtonpost.com)

Although Morgan Stanley is now a bank holding company, it is not yet subject to any of the activities restrictions that apply to bank holding companies (including commodities) (guardian.co.uk)

Taxpayers should wake up their politicians and ask them to tell Wall Street: "We want the same deal Warren Buffett got." (thenation.com)

China banks told to halt lending to US banks (reuters.com)

Financial crisis: Does the US face a full-scale run on its currency? (blogs.telegraph.co.uk)

|environment|

The Approaching World Oil Supply Crisis - "This is the first time a top executive of a major oil company has stated a maximum world oil-production level this low." (miller-mccune.com)

An Arctic Sea "Foaming" with Methane: What Now? (worldchanging.com)

Windmills in the Sky Can Generate Up to 250 Times the Energy That They Generate on the Ground (infoniac.com)

Solar stocks jump after Senate backs tax credits (reuters.com)

Virginia's first algae farm an experiment in biofuel (hamptonroads.com)

Ocean Buoys to Provide 10% of US Energy Requirements (cleantechnica.com)

|science|

From 12 years onward you learn differently - study (sciencecodex.com)

Artificial Trees to Produce Alternative Energy (fromshittosweetie.blogspot.com)

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre celestial object that emitted 40 visible-light flashes before disappearing again (eso.org)

Where to get $70 billion? One word, son: "asteroids" (news.bbc.co.uk)

Bionics: Improved Vision Implants Rejuvenate Damaged Retinas Like Digicam Sensors For the Eye (gizmodo.com)

China Launches First Space Walk Mission (news.nationalgeographic.com)

|fun/geek|

5 Ways To Fall Asleep Quicker (dumblittleman.com)

What is the Monkeysphere? (cracked.com)